In an effort to increase management of explosives, prevent fire and explosions in Ha Noi, strictly realize legal regulations in order to protect people as well as properties, the Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee requests Police Department in cooperation with city’s agencies, sectors, unions and governments at all levels to perform following tasks: - Organize in-depth training courses, conduct popularization activities, popularize laws and legal regulations on managing, using weapons, explosives and supporting tools, as well as prevention and control of fire and explosions; - Prepare and implement plan on inspection and examination, handle legal violations in the field of using weapons, explosive materials and supporting tools, as well as fire and explosion prevention and control in Ha Noi; make statistics, sum up information, prepare report on condition and result of managing, using weapons, explosive materials and supporting tools, as well as fire and explosion prevention and control in Ha Noi; cooperate with the Command of Capital to act as advisor to the municipal People’s Committee on assessing the situation and result after receiving, collecting, preserving and destructing weapons, explosive materials and supporting tools, and assessing fire and explosion prevention and control in Ha Noi; pay special attention to checking implementation of legal regulations on security and order, fire safety, fire and explosion prevention for warehouses and vehicles; severely punish violators; investigate the loss or illegal trade, transport and use of industrial explosives; cooperate with the People’s Procuracy and People’s Court to open trials for significant cases to deter further violations; - Act as advisor to the People’s Committee to open campaigns, collect weapons, explosives and supporting tools in Ha Noi; guide the collection, reception, classification, storage and destruction of the weapons, explosives and supporting tools; maintain fire safety, especially during festivals and Lunar New Year holiday; - Coordinate with the Command of the Capital and relevant units to closely follow up the situation, detect the illegal production, trade, storage and use of weapons, explosives and supporting tools, as well as risk of fire and explosion in the city; conduct examination, point out shortcomings and solve the problems in management, and prepare plan to protect the warehouses and storage sites of weapons, explosives and supporting tools; prevent and combat the illegal production, trade, storage and use of weapons, explosives and supporting tools.

Heads of the city’s departments, agencies, sectors, People’s Committees of districts and towns in cooperation with relevant agencies conduct popularization and information work, focusing on legal documents on managing and using weapons, explosives and supporting tools in the areas under their management.

They also urge People’s Committees of wards and townships to popularize legal regulations on managing and using weapons, explosives and supporting tools, as well as fire and explosion prevention and control; strictly comply with legal regulations on fire and explosion prevention and control, rescue; emphasize the sense of responsibility in trading, especially in waste collection in order to protect people’s lives and properties.